ENVIRONMENTAL SC. OCT. 22 & 23, 2018

OBJECTIVE: Students will create a model on paper to show how various landforms on earth are formed and the effects they have on life on earth.

W.O.D. Defunct-no longer used or existing

WARM-UP
Define landform and give some examples of landforms.

CLASSWORK

View video found at 

https://youtu.be/0mWQs1_L3fA or

https://youtu.be/ZTRu620bIsE

Complete the handout as you or after viewing the video

Handout

Environmental sc. worksheet from the video “plate tectonic”

1. What are pieces of the earth crust called that have the ability to move?

2. Which layer of the earth contains theses plates?

3. The lithosphere is made up of several sections. How is the oceanic crust different from the continental crust?

4. Describe the nature of the asthenosphere.

5. Describe how convection cells works.

6. State where on earth do you find most mountain ranges, earthquakes, and volcanoes

7. Name the three types of plate boundaries and describe the motion of the plates at each type of boundary. Give an area on earth where each type of boundary maybe found.

8. Name some landforms found at each type of plate boundary.

9. What are hot spots?

10. Where on earth can you find landforms formed by hot spots?

Group activity/presentation

In pre-selected groups show how each landform is formed and describe the effects it has on the structure of the earth’s surface, and how it affects the distribution of animals and plants, (including humans)

a. Drifting continents       c. Earthquakes

b. Mountain building d. Volcanoes